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We closed on the sale of The Divorce House today…
This was a pure wholesale deal — I never even saw the property! The buyer was the same investor who purchased The Retail House and plans to hold it as a rental. Given that I never saw the house, there’s not much I can really say…
Here are the final stats and financial details:
Timelines
Here are the key timeline milestones:

Purchase Offer Date: 2/7/2013
Purchase Closing Date: 2/25/2013
Rehab Completion Date: 2/25/13
Sale Listing Date: 2/28/2013
First Sale Contract Date: 3/6/2013
Final Sale Contract Date: 3/6/2013
Sale Closing Date:3/15/2013

Financials
Here is the breakdown of financials for this project:

Final Statistics
Here are just some of the final statistics that I’ve been tracking for all my projects, and that summarize the success/failure of each project pretty well:

From Offer to Purchase Time: 18 Days

Rehab Time: 0 Days

Selling Days on Market: 6 Day

Selling Close Time: 9 Days

Total Hold Time (Close to Close): 18 Days

Total Profit: $16,789…

In real estate it’s hard to not get caught up in the idea that it’s merely who you know and your ability to put together deals that dictates your success. Many prominent real estate investors have great access to capital and an innate ability to structure deals. They often win through buying and selling assets at the right time in the cycle, taking advantage of capital markets, and putting good teams in place…

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By Marilen Cawad

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